Why the US Should Allow Outside Investment in Law Firms (disagreeing with the GC of IBM)
Disagreeing with the general counsel of IBM may be risky, but here goes. And normally I do not write about policy or legal regulation. But when it comes to creating…
Future Proofing Your Law Firm and Legal Technology 3.0
At the International Legal Technology Association annual conference last month in Nashville, I was a panelist for Future Proofing Your Law Firm. I share here an overview of the themes…
Bill Speros Weighs in on e-Discovery and Evidence Management Certification
Recently Law Technology News published a set of articles on e-discovery certification. I stated my views in my post Calming the E-Discovery Certification Waters – Comments on LTN Articles. Subsequently…
A Sign that US Legal Regulations May Rationalize
I have long thought that archaic US rules that govern lawyers serve as a barrier to legal innovation such as new law firm business models or the adoption of time-saving…
Law Department Innovation – An Oxymoron?
Each September, Inside Counsel published its “IC 10″, the annual winners of the magazine’s top 10 innovative law departments (The 2011 IC10 winners). By my read, not much serious innovation…
Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFA), Partner Compensation, and Sales Commissions
At the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual conference last week, alternative fee arrangements (AFA) was a hot topic. One dinner discussion with a few forward-thinking friends got me thinking…
Offshoring and Outsourcing. Report from ILTA Session
This post summarizes the Offshoring and Outsourcing session at the International Legal Technology Association annual conference. The session took place on Monday, 22 August 2011. The panelists were were Toby…
How Law Firms Can Cope with the New Client Pressure
Let’s face it, clients now exercise the buying power they’ve long held. So law firms must act. But how? A session at the upcoming ILTA Conference called Making an Impossible…
Law Factory Illustrated? Fragomen, Del Ray
Law firms thinking about their business and operating models need to consider which practices and matters rise to the level of “bet the farm.” Clients willingly spend on such matters,…
Doctors Tackle Bad Processes, Can Lawyers?
Doctors share many traits with lawyers. Yet health care, prompted by public policy and challenging economics, has changed much more than law practice. Lawyers and law firms can learn from…
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